We Say a Sad Farewell to Our Magnificent Year 6
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The newsletter of Goosewell Primary School Goosewell Road www.goosewell.plymouth.sch.uk Plymouth [email protected] PL9 9HD T: 01752 482960 Issue Headteacher : Mr John M Stephens So long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehen and thank you to Year 6! We say a sad farewell to our magnificent Year 6 children who have been a joy to have at the top of our school. Not only have they worked hard to achieve the best progress we have seen at Goosewell for many years, they have been fine ambassadors in the ways they have represented our school at sports, music and cultural events, helping visitors, encouraging and supporting younger children in their play and being superb, co-operative, dedicated and friendly members of our school. Only 48 children have been with us since their first day in Foundation Stage and 41 have joined at various times but each and every one has made a good contribution to our school. Last week, they presented a memorable performance of Pirates of the Curry Bean which saw them have perfect comedy timing, singing, acting and dancing to delight us all, make us laugh and be proud of their efforts and skills. They leave us this week to go to one of eight secondary schools and we wish them well for their future. All the best to: 6C Shareece, Oren, Olivia, Maxwell, Edward, Joel, Connor, Taylor, Katie, Harry, Bethany, Frankie, Evie, Telsea, Owen, Kushla, Ellis, Jack, Ryan, Jack, Chloe, Luke, James, Kimberley, Matthew, Logan, Matthew, Katie, Isabelle and Eloise. 6M Dylan, Sophie, Amelie, Daniel, Aaron, James, Joshua, Wiktor, Carson, Owen, Jayden, Holly, Henry, Erin, Liam, Ben, Reuben, Lucy, Thomas, Sasha, James, Tegan, Aiden, Ziggy, Marius, Megan, Darci, Barnaby, James and Layla. 6R Shanine, Edward, Brandon, Megan, Harry, Finlay, Nathan, Abbie, Grace, Lincoln, Alex, Courtney, Kayleigh, Rebecca, Alexander, Olivia, Jack, Chloe, Oliver, Ella, Orlando, Imogen, Arran, Leah, Shannon, Emma, Benjamin, Oliver, Richard and Victoria. Farewell We also say farewell to the following children who are moving away to other schools. Again, we wish them every success and happiness in their new homes. Goodbye to: Francis in FHA moving to Kingston upon Thames, Cora FEH to Redcar, Zach 1CB to Abu Dhabi, Owen 1CB to Hertford- shire, Amber 3GT to Northamptonshire, Sanskar 3B to York, David 5O to Harrow and Mia 4Y to St. George’s School. We wish Miss Brown a happy day as she gets married in Italy over the summer and will return tanned, happy and called Mrs Dowling. We wish her, her husband-to-be and family, a wonderfully special day. We also say farewell to Mrs Spencer who will start teacher training in September and to Miss Thompson and Miss Bammens who are moving to their new schools. Mrs Eagle will switch her computer off on Friday after 24 years of typing, greeting, helping and loving each and every child who has come into Goosewell to start her retirement. We wish her a long and happy one though we are sure she will pop into to see us regularly. Lost School Dinner reminders Green ‘Ice’ Watch lost on When your child starts Year 3 if they Thursday 2nd July by want a school dinner they will need top up Alyssa Green. If you should their account in readiness to pay for their come across it please hand meal. to Reception. Also if you have a child who is leaving Year 6 and they have a sibling here please Thanks. use that child’s name to access School Money. Thank you. Learning in the Holidays It is a well-known fact that all children can slip behind in their learning during the long summer holiday. To prevent the children having to crank themselves up in September, why not keep your children’s learning fresh, depending on their age. They could practise knowing their alphabet, counting, learning times tables and playing phonics, spelling and maths games on the Pupil / Year Group page on our website. On the Parents / Year Group pages, children can practise and learn to read and spell age appropriate words. You will have a Summer Reading Challenge letter tomorrow to encourage your child to keep reading throughout the holidays. Give it a go and let’s find out where they have read and what they have read. Next year, we will have a good focus on promoting books and reading as families and within school, so let the summer holiday be a time to get stuck into lots of books at the libraries and at home. Achievements Evening 2015 Thursday 6.00-7.00 p.m. We look forward to seeing those of you who have been invited to share in this special occasion where children from across the school are recognised for their very special efforts and for ‘using their talents’ this year. The weather forecast looks fine so we ought to be outdoors on Thursday for a 6.00 p.m. start. Award winners must be at school for 5.45 p.m. in school uniform including school sweatshirts/ cardigans. I wonder who will win Foundation Stage Champion, Key Stage 1 Endeavour Award, Year 6 Personality 2015, Sports Girl and Boy Awards, Plymstock Parish Church Reading Achievements for Key Stage 1 and 2 or the Downham School Friendship Award. This year, we will present the first Susan Hargrove Awards for Outstanding Writing to four children from across the school. We will welcome a very special guest, Olusoji Fasuba, who is a former World Indoor 60m Champion, an Olympic bronze medallist, Commonwealth Games silver medallist and the ninth fastest man to have ever run 100m! Children’s Successes Eden 2H has achieved her Stage 4 Swimming award. Barnaby 6M has achieved his Grade 1 exam with Merit on drums, Grace 6R has achieved Grade 1 Violin, Chelsy 2NT has achieved her Grade 2 Swim award and passed her Keyboard exam with a Merit, Caitlin 5M has completed her dance shows for the Dae School of Dance and has thoroughly enjoyed herself, Stan 4BW has achieved his Personal Survival in swimming Level 2, and he and Joseph 4R did a fun run at Radford Dip. Golden Book for week ending Friday 3rd July 1CB Kinga for having a fab first week. Kinga has settled in really well and made some great friends already! 1KT Matthew for great pirate writing using adjectives and conjunctions. Well done. 1MB Thomas for well recorded numeracy when adding tens and units with Mrs Clarke. 2H Hugo for super problem solving. 2K Taylun for trying really hard. 2NT Samuel for always having such fantastic manners, listening with great attention and trying his best at EVERYTHING! Politeness Award 1KT Liam for being polite and helpful and for always remembering his manners. Golden Book for week ending Friday 10th July 1CB Tommy for being a superstar throughout Year 1. Tommy always puts a lot of effort into all his learning. 1KT Frankie for always trying his best with his learning. 100% for effort Frankie! 1MB Imogen for always working hard, giving her best and making super progress throughout the year! 2H Luca for trying his best and for brilliant mental maths. 2H Maisie for super letter writing. 2K Breeya for being an incredible learner all year! 2NT Oliver for always having a fantastic attitude towards all his learning. Politeness Award 2K Amber is always calm, happy and extremely well-behaved. A credit to 2K and Goosewell! Parent Support Adviser News from Jo Penk Football—Plymstock Colts Football Academy Summer Soccer School at Plymstock School involves 5 full days of quality coaching and games for children aged 5-13. Monday 27th-Friday 31st July 9.30 a.m.—3.30 p.m. Free Tour of Devonport Naval Heritage Centre or a visit to HMS Courageous 18th July 2015 10-12 noon. Meet 10 minutes before the start at the Heritage Centre. Booking is essential at [email protected] or phone 01752 307489. Outdoor Activity Holidays for an Armed Forces family that includes a person with a disability for £50. The holidays are open to serving, reserve and veteran families and are all-inclusive of food, accommodation and activities. The Calvert Trust has received funding from the MOD Armed Forces Covenant (LIBOR) Fund to run these activity breaks. The dates are: Fri 24 July - Sun 26 July , Fri 9 Oct - Mon 12 October and Fri 23 Oct - Mon 26 October. For more information telephone: 01768 772255, e-mail: [email protected] or visit: www.calvert-trust.org.uk Volunteering opportunity for parents with Homestart We offer one-to-one mentoring support to families with a child under 12 who are experiencing difficulties. Volunteers visit the family once a week for a couple of hours for up to a year. Our volunteers receive an initial 35 hours of training, including an accredited option. Once matched to a family, they will have face-to-face supervision every 8 weeks and will be offered on-going training opportunities. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at The Plympton Hub, Avon House, 163 Ridgeway, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 2HJ or call 01752 346039. The second transition morning will take place this Wednesday 15th July. All children will go to their NEW classes for registration at the start of the day. The children will be shown where they need to be before Wednesday as they will need to assemble in the following areas before school. Foundation classes—Foundation Stage playground. New Years 1 and 2 classes—outside their new classrooms. New Year 3—on the top playground near the climbing frame and Drama Hall rear entrance.